Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and bulls 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers were unevenly steady.

Slaughter cows were steady.Salughter bulls were 2.00 lower. Average offerings of average to plain

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $159.55/cwt on 201 head.

Average price

$159.55

201 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$749

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$245

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2

$33.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.11

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	475	169.18	804	107
Medium and Large 2	478	152.19	727	73
Small 1-2	411	136.07	559	21

One grade step is worth $33.11/cwt here — about $245 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale201 hd

159.55

—

SC average5 barns · 853 hd

153.44

+6.11

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,727	104.56	1,806	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,492	78.69	1,174	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,215	74.51	905	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	839	65.65	551	21

Every lot, as filed

88 lots · USDA AMS · Saluda County Stockyards - Saluda, SC

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	132.99/cwt	130.00–136.00	944	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	143.36/cwt	140.00–145.00	886	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	157.88/cwt	150.00–165.00	586	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	363	113.39/cwt	110.00–115.00	412	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	128.67/cwt	125.00–131.00	965	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	160.90/cwt	150.00–165.00	508	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	160.77/cwt	155.00–165.00	698	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	914	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	523	111.02/cwt	110.00–112.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	149.47/cwt	145.00–157.50	566	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	378	192.52/cwt	190.00–195.00	728	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	495	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	866	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	631	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	959	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	269	149.96/cwt	145.00–155.00	403	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	325	118.83/cwt	117.50–120.00	386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	122.17/cwt	115.00–128.00	757	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	632	104.03/cwt	102.00–105.00	657	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	425	112.41/cwt	110.00–115.00	478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	808	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	139.15/cwt	135.00–145.00	735	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	147.52/cwt	145.00–152.50	485	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	482	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	747	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	148.03/cwt	140.00–155.00	623	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	137.26/cwt	134.00–145.00	789	15
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	260	118.70/cwt	117.50–120.00	309	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	112.27/cwt	105.00–119.00	814	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	142.06/cwt	135.00–147.00	803	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	155.03/cwt	150.00–160.00	422	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	285	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	151.62/cwt	150.00–155.00	810	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	159.71/cwt	155.00–164.00	765	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	157.41/cwt	155.00–160.00	965	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	172.54/cwt	170.00–175.00	842	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	512	130.92/cwt	125.00–140.00	670	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	231	155.21/cwt	150.00–160.00	359	9
Steers	Small 1-2	—	480	141.63/cwt	135.00–145.00	680	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	270	136.45/cwt	130.00–145.00	368	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	179.82/cwt	170.00–186.00	685	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	167.31/cwt	165.00–173.00	872	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	175.56/cwt	170.00–180.00	725	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	127.00/cwt	126.00–128.00	867	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	178.60/cwt	175.00–185.00	479	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	173.63/cwt	170.00–180.00	563	11
Steers	Small 1-2	—	425	140.99/cwt	135.00–145.00	599	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	338	135.79/cwt	130.00–145.00	459	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	165.79/cwt	164.00–168.00	851	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	158.87/cwt	155.00–165.00	917	17
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	468	124.92/cwt	120.00–130.00	585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	151.92/cwt	145.00–155.00	641	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	165.55/cwt	160.00–170.00	780	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	168.70/cwt	160.00–170.00	705	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	160.78/cwt	158.00–165.00	852	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	154.64/cwt	150.00–158.00	897	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	63.04/cwt	61.00–65.00	938	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	59.62/cwt	51.00–66.00	680	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	77.64/cwt	70.00–88.00	956	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	834	54.28/cwt	50.00–60.00	453	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	841	71.33/cwt	65.00–76.00	600	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	82.60/cwt	79.00–86.00	1,233	8
Bulls	—	—	1,895	90.80/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,721	3
Bulls	—	—	1,681	108.31/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,821	11
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	960	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	7,776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	133.76/cwt	125.00–140.00	500	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	129.71/cwt	122.50–135.00	555	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	133.26/cwt	125.00–140.00	350	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	124.99/cwt	120.00–130.00	657	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	143.29/cwt	140.00–152.00	668	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	152.29/cwt	145.00–155.00	716	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	127.47/cwt	120.00–132.50	845	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	124.55/cwt	118.00–130.00	730	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	588	132.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	779	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	132.71/cwt	125.00–140.00	437	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	128.15/cwt	120.00–135.00	600	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	928	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	818	108.99/cwt	108.00–110.00	892	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	417	128.05/cwt	125.00–135.00	534	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	722	119.66/cwt	115.00–123.00	864	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	144.72/cwt	140.00–150.00	745	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	131.01/cwt	125.00–135.00	810	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	991	1,145.91/cwt	1,060.00–1,250.00	11,356	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	635	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	4,509	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	660	475.08/cwt	470.00–480.00	3,136	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,132	795.80/cwt	750.00–850.00	9,008	5
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	900	715.00/cwt	640.00–790.00	6,435	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,323	1,009.91/cwt	1,000.00–1,020.00	13,361	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	114.71/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,030	2
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	700	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	581	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	710	98.10/cwt	90.00–105.00	697	3

How this sale compares

South Carolina weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every South Carolina auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

South Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Saluda County Stockyards - Saluda, SC

Mon May 2, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Columbia, SC (LS-CO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 564Last week 633Year ago 554

Slaughter CattleReceipts 127Last week 119Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 41Year ago 15

Compared to last week feeder steers and bulls 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers were unevenly steady.

Slaughter cows were steady.Salughter bulls were 2.00 lower. Average offerings of average to plain

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	710	130.00–136.00	132.99
3	—	618	140.00–145.00	143.36
5	—	371	150.00–165.00	157.88
3	—	750	125.00–131.00	128.67
6	—	316	150.00–165.00	160.90
6	—	434	155.00–165.00	160.77
3	—	565	135.00–147.00	142.06
3	—	272	150.00–160.00	155.03
11	—	534	150.00–155.00	151.62
10	—	479	155.00–164.00	159.71
9	—	231	150.00–160.00	155.21
2	—	683	126.00–128.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	190.00–195.00	192.52
1	—	285	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	495	175.00	175.00
32	—	513	164.00–168.00	165.79
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	631	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	613	155.00–160.00	157.41
2	—	488	170.00–175.00	172.54
11	—	381	170.00–186.00	179.82
9	—	521	165.00–173.00	167.31
8	—	413	170.00–180.00	175.56
3	—	268	175.00–185.00	178.60
11	—	324	170.00–180.00	173.63
17	—	577	155.00–165.00	158.87
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	512	125.00–140.00	130.92
3	—	480	135.00–145.00	141.63
3	—	270	130.00–145.00	136.45
3	—	425	135.00–145.00	140.99
6	—	338	130.00–145.00	135.79
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	110.00–115.00	113.39
2	—	523	110.00–112.00	111.02
2	—	325	117.50–120.00	118.83
3	—	632	102.00–105.00	104.03
2	—	425	110.00–115.00	112.41
2	—	260	117.50–120.00	118.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	622	147.00	147.00
11	—	535	151.00	151.00
7	—	482	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	379	145.00–157.50	149.47
5	—	269	145.00–155.00	149.96
12	—	528	135.00–145.00	139.15
8	—	329	145.00–152.50	147.52
16	—	421	140.00–155.00	148.03
15	—	575	134.00–145.00	137.26
14	—	466	140.00–152.00	143.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	620	115.00–128.00	122.17
4	—	725	105.00–119.00	112.27
6	—	374	125.00–140.00	133.76
6	—	428	122.50–135.00	129.71
3	—	263	125.00–140.00	133.26
4	—	526	120.00–130.00	124.99
8	—	586	118.00–130.00	124.55
9	—	329	125.00–140.00	132.71
11	—	468	120.00–135.00	128.15
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	120.00–130.00	124.92
5	—	417	125.00–135.00	128.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	422	145.00–155.00	151.92
11	—	470	145.00–155.00	152.29
3	—	663	120.00–132.50	127.47
2	—	588	130.00–135.00	132.47
1	—	780	119.00	119.00
2	—	818	108.00–110.00	108.99
3	—	722	115.00–123.00	119.66
5	—	515	140.00–150.00	144.72
5	—	618	125.00–135.00	131.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	471	160.00–170.00	165.55
12	—	418	160.00–170.00	168.70
6	—	530	158.00–165.00	160.78
3	—	580	150.00–158.00	154.64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,488	61.00–65.00	63.04
8	—	1,493	79.00–86.00	82.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,140	51.00–66.00	59.62
57	—	1,231	70.00–88.00	77.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	834	50.00–60.00	54.28
14	—	841	65.00–76.00	71.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,895	88.00–94.00	90.80
11	—	1,681	100.00–114.00	108.31

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	810.00	810.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	900	640.00–790.00	715.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	660	470.00–480.00	475.08
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,132	750.00–850.00	795.80
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,323	1,000.00–1,020.00	1,009.91
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	991	1,060.00–1,250.00	1,145.91
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	635	710.00	710.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	898	112.00–118.00	114.71
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	83.00	83.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	710	90.00–105.00	98.10

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Saluda County Stockyards - Saluda, SC

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle